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Accept, the German legends of Teutonic metal, have announced the dates of their anniversary European run, "The Accept 50th Anniversary Tour", celebrating 50 years of the band. You can check out the list of all 24 shows below. On top…

Primal Fear – by now we can safely call them true veterans of German power metal – have dropped a fresh single, One. It comes with an official music video created by Death.Milk.Designs. Check it out below. The single One is already…

Rush, the Canadian prog-rock powerhouse, will reissue their album “Grace Under Pressure”, originally released in 1984, on March 13, 2026! Below you can check out a remix of the classic Distant Early Warning, the opening track of the…

Dispyria, the grand-scale project driven by the musical vision of lead composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Jürgen Walzer, has dropped the single and video The Revelation, featuring Savatage vocalist Zak Stevens on lead vocals. …

Spanish melodic hard rockers Xtasy have dropped a new single and an official lyric video for the song If I Fall, which is already available on all digital platforms. Check out the video below. It's the second single from the band's…

Lou Gramm, the unforgettable original voice of AOR icons Foreigner, is back with a fresh single, Long Hard Look. The track dates from the sessions for Gramm's 1989 studio album of the same name, "Long Hard Look", but never made it onto the…

Crashdïet, the Swedish sleaze rock and glam metal crew, have dropped the official music video for their new single Sick Enough For Me, and you can check it out below. Crashdïet already unveiled the single Satizfaction back in January…

Sylosis, the thrash metal four-piece from Reading, UK (and proud members of the Nuclear Blast Records family), are celebrating today's release of "The New Flesh" with yet another single (and video), this time for the track Spared From The…

Transatlantic Radio, the international AOR supergroup from Los Angeles, are celebrating today's release of their debut studio album »Midnight Transmission«, which came out on February 20, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl., with a third single…

Gypsy Pistoleros, the British outfit that mixes punk rock with cabaret and decadence, all wrapped in a properly apocalyptic atmosphere, are unveiling a new single and video for the track I’m The Prince of the Damned. The band previously…

Vreid, the Norwegian black ‘n roll metal crew, will release a new studio album titled “The Skies Turn Black” on March 6, 2026. Below you can check out the third single from the band's upcoming studio album, the track Loving The Dead. It…

Siege Perilous, the American power metal crew from Denver in northern Colorado, will release a new studio album called "Becoming The Dragon" on March 27, 2026. You can check out the single and video for the album's title track below.…

Chez Kane, the British rocker, is gearing up to drop her new studio album "Reckless," which will land on March 27, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The new single for the track Personal Rock N' Roll is up below. Before that, Chez already…

Arch Enemy, the Swedish extreme metal crew on Century Media Records out of the US, are opening a new chapter in their career with a fresh single, the band's first new music since their last album, "Blood Dynasty". The single is To The…

MACH 1, a new Slovenian progressive and art rock-metal outfit, is announcing the release of its debut studio album "Supersonic" on March 3, 2026. MACH 1 is a five-piece rock-metal band that took its final shape during the pandemic and…

Sweet, the legendary pioneering glam rock outfit, will release the album "Reincarnation" on 4/10/2026 via Metalville (Edel). The album "Reincarnation" features Andy Scott, Mick Tucker, Paul Mario Day (Iron Maiden), Phil Lanzon (Uriah…

Neverland Train will release their debut “Alive In Hell” on March 27, 2026 via El Puerto Records. Below you can check out the second single from the album, Still Alive. Before that, the band had already dropped the single Somewhere In This…

The Eternal, the Australian-Finnish dark progressive gothic metal collective, put out their new EP “Celestial” on January 16 (via Reigning Phoenix Music), and now they're unveiling a video and single for the track Bleeding Into Light.…

Gaerea, the Portuguese – generally masked – black metal sensation, have dropped a new single and video for the track Nomad. Check it out below. The new single comes from the band's fifth studio album, titled “Loss”, which is also their…

Hokka, the modern Finnish rockers founded by ex-Blind Channel vocalist Joel Hokka and The Rasmus guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, have dropped a video and single for the track Heart Said No. Check it out below. The new single will appear on…

Exodus, the legendary Bay Area thrash metallers, will release a new studio album titled “Goliath” on March 20, 2026 via Napalm Records. The band announced the album a while back with the single 3111, which came with an official music…

Frontline, the cult German melodic rock outfit, will release a new studio album titled "Rebirth" on April 24 via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. Formed in Nuremberg in 1989 and fronted by the one-of-a-kind vocalist Stephan…

Mystfall, the Greek symphonic metal crew, will release their second studio album, “Ember Of A Dying World”, on March 20, 2026. The record is coming out on the Italian label Scarlet Records. Down below you can check out the second single…

Stråle, alternative metallers from Helsinki, Finland, have dropped a video and single for the track The Heart You Tore Apart, taken from their six-track EP “Reformation”. The EP came out digitally this past January via the Italian label…

Thundermother, Sweden's all-female hard rock quartet, have announced that their live album "Live N Alive" will drop on April 17, 2026, via Napalm Records. The live album collects recordings from the band's shows on last year's European…

Helsinki hard rockers Wishing Well have dropped a new single, Valley Of Darkness. The track is part of their fifth album "Playing With Fire", which comes out on March 13, 2026 via the Finnish label Inverse Records. There's a video to go…

Nekrogoblikon, the grotesque American melodic death metallers formed in Santa Barbara in 2006, will drop a new EP titled "The Boiling Sea" on April 17. Below you can check out the single and video for the track Secret Elephant (ft. Reel…

Twilight Force, the Swedish adventure power metal crew, have signed a deal with Austrian label Napalm Records, who will put out their next studio album. The band also dropped a fresh original single, Magic Of A New Dawn, which comes…

Shinedown, the beloved American rockers, have announced that their new studio album "EI8HT" will drop on May 29 via Atlantic Records. They've also released a new single, Safe And Sound. Last year the band already dropped four big…

Yngwie MalmsteenMonday, June 1, 2026, at 8:00 PMZagreb / Boogaloo / Croatia Facebook event! Swedish guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen will play Zagreb for the very first time on June 1, 2026, at the Boogaloo Zagreb club. Malmsteen, a…

Siska, the Italian metal crew, are dropping a new single, Broken Dreams, complete with an official music video you can check out below. The new single comes from the self-titled album "Broken Dreams", which came out on January 16 this…

Shadow Of Jupiter, the American stoner rock and doom metal outfit from the Midwest, have signed with Ripple Music, which will put out their new studio album. It's expected this summer. Shadow of Jupiter are a band from…

ARCI Trst, in collaboration with the agency Rocket Panda Management, invites you to the fifth edition of the StonerKras Fest music festival. The festival goes down on Saturday, July 11, at the "B'lanc" in…

Neal Morse Band, or NMB for short, are announcing a new studio album, their first since 2021's “Innocence & Danger”. The prog rockers say the new album, titled “L.I.F.T.”, lands on February 27 via InsideOut Music. The band has…

On the upcoming album MUSICK, Laibach both celebrate and playfully skewer our modern age of warped reality and kitschy AI imitation, through a collection of undeniably infectious pop that surrenders to hyper-driven postmodernity. Order…

Paul Grem have a new song, 'Krik'! With their signature musical stamp and lyrical voice, the track lays bare our reality: a time marked by the fight for dominance and money, where the race for power often drowns out compassion and the end…

M.ill.ion, the Swedish melodic rock outfit, will release a new studio album called "Legend" on April 24, 2026, through Escape Music. "Legend" is already available to pre-order. The album was produced by Mi.ll.ion themselves, with…

Michael Sweet, frontman of American heavy metal outfit Stryper, will release a new solo studio album, “The Master Plan”, on April 3, 2026 via Italy's Frontiers Music Srl. You can already pre-order “The Master Plan”. After Sweet…

26TH ORTO FESTMarch 26 – April 25, 2025,ORTO BAR, LJUBLJANATHE 26TH MONTH-LONG INTERNATIONAL CLUB FESTIVAL ORTO FEST SERVES UP ANOTHER GREAT LINEUP OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL BANDS THIS YEAR From March 26 to April 25, 2026, Orto Bar in…

FROM THE '80S RIGHT UP TO TODAY, THEY'VE BEEN THE ABSOLUTE PROTAGONISTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE, REDEFINING THE LANGUAGE OF POP AND ROCK MUSIC, INFLUENCING GENERATIONS OF ARTISTS AND WINNING OVER MILLIONS OF FANS WORLDWIDE WITH OVER…

Following The Signs, the Irish nu-metalcore outfit, have dropped a new explosive single, Break The Frame, which will appear on their upcoming EP "Evolve", set for release on March 20, 2026. The EP was produced, mixed and mastered at JSR…

American heavy metal supergroup Axe Dragger (featuring current and former members of Fu Manchu, Pantera, Dark Funeral and Pentagram) are unleashing their wild debut single from the upcoming self-titled album “Axe Dragger”, out March 6 on…

Bad Marriage, a new rock outfit featuring guitarists Mike Fitz and Tommy Skeoch (the latter best known as a founding member of Tesla), plus vocalist Jonny Paquin, bassist Todd Boisvert and drummer Michael Delaney, will drop their studio…

Rijeka musician Žanil Tataj – Žak has shot a video for the song At The End Of Time, which was submitted for Dora 2026 but didn't make the cut. The song was written back in 2013 and, in its new musical arrangement, is sung in English and…

White Skies, the British melodic hard rock outfit, will drop their second studio album, “Shouting At The Hurricane”, on March 27, 2026. The record comes out via Metalapolis Records. The band, who released their debut “Black Tide” back…

Robben Ford is back with the album “Two Shades of Blue”, and with it come all the hallmarks that define this guitar grandmaster and his work, including refined feel and a high standard of compositional taste. The album drops on March 27,…

Steve Morse Band, the new band formed by former Deep Purple, Kansas and The Dixie Dregs guitarist – the one and only Steve Morse – dropped their debut album “Triangulation” on November 14. The record is out via the Dutch label Music…

Mono Inc., the German gothic rockers, have dropped a new single and an official lyric video for the track Sea Of Love, which you can check out below. Sea Of Love comes from the band's latest studio album, “Darkness”, which came out on…

Prong, the American groove/thrash metal crew, have dropped a live version of the classic Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck. The track is out as a single, complete with an official music video. Check it out below. With this single, the…

Metal Church, American metal legends, are back with their 13th studio album “Dead To Rights”, due out April 10 via Rat Pak Records. Below you'll find the album's second single, the track Brainwash Game, complete with an official music…

Ghost, the sensational Grammy-winning Swedish rockers from Linköping, have unveiled the video for their single Umbra, which you can check out below. Umbra comes from the band's latest and still current studio effort, “Skeletá”, which…

Gravemass, the death metal sensation from the American West Coast, are announcing the release of their long-awaited debut, "This Is the Way," coming March 6, 2026 via End Game Records. To mark the occasion, the band has dropped a…

German progressive and technical metal innovators Obscura have released a new music video for the track Stardust from the album "A Sonication", which came out in February 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. The idea is to give fans a taste…

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, led by the indestructible former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell, announce with great regret that they've been forced to cancel all their announced shows in both Australia and Europe, which were set to…

Violet, the German melodic rockers and AOR revivalists from Ludwigsburg, have dropped a new single (and video) for the live version of Sex In Harmony, teasing their first EP, “Silhouettes”, which is coming out on Metalapolis Records. …

Austen Starr, a rising star out of Boston, dropped her studio debut "I Am The Enemy" on February 13, 2026. The album is out via the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. To mark the release of her debut, she's also put out a fifth album…

Iron Savior, the Hamburg power metal legends, are unveiling their take on the evergreen eighties hit Take On Me, originally by Norwegian pop and art rock outfit A-Ha! Besides the latest single, aka the cover, there are three more…

Soft Machine, the legendary progressive rock outfit from the United Kingdom, are back on 13 March 2026 with a new studio album, “Thirteen”. The album single Green Books is out now, and you can stream it in full below. There's also a…

Temple Balls, the Finnish rockers signed to Italy's Frontiers Music Srl., are out with a fresh original single (and visualizer video) for the track We Are The Night. Check it out below. The new single heralds the arrival of Temple…

Marillion, the British prog-rock heavyweights, have dropped a new remix of the single Go!, teasing a new deluxe edition of their 1999 album "marillion.com". It's an anniversary reissue marking 25 years since the album came out, landing…

Nevermore, the cult American metal outfit from Seattle, were revived after splitting in 2011 during the 2024 holiday season by tireless seven-string shredder and virtuoso guitarist Jeff Loomis, and they've now signed a deal with the German…

Evergrey, the Swedish dark progressive metal outfit from Gothenburg, are announcing their 15th studio album, "Architects Of A New Weave", which lands on June 5, 2026 via Austrian label Napalm Records. "Architects Of A New Weave" will be…

Big Big Train, the international prog rock institution, released their 16th studio album, »Woodcut«, via InsideOut Music on February 6, 2026. »Woodcut« is the band's first concept album, one continuous story exploring creativity, sacrifice…

Whirlwind, Spain's old-school heavy metal crew, are unveiling a fresh original single and video for the track Days Of Doom, taken from their upcoming second studio album "1640", and you can check it out below. The album "1640" will be…

Greyhawk, the American outfit that fuses power metal, AOR catchiness and pretty much anything that even slightly smells of epic bombast, dropped their new studio album "Warriors of Greyhawk" today, February 13, 2026! They marked the…

Snakebite, the German melodic rockers, have dropped a new single, Take Me Home Tonight. You can check out their take on the classic '80s hit below. Take Me Home Tonight is a reinterpretation of the original by Eddie Money. It was the…

Subsignal, the German-Dutch progressive rock quartet based in Munich, are back after a longer break with some encouraging news: the lineup has been rebuilt and a new studio album is in the works. The band, who released their sixth…

Void, the hot thrash metal revivalists from Lafayette, Louisiana, have signed with the long-standing American label Metal Blade Records, where they'll release their new studio album. The band was founded in 2019 by vocalist Jackson…

Max Cavalera, a central figure of extreme metal, founder and creative force of the classic thrash metal icons Sepultura, and tireless frontman of the groove metallers Soulfly, has shared the sad news on social media that his daughter…

Canadian epic metallers Ravenspell will release their debut studio album Obsidian King on March 13, 2026, via Fighter Records. Below you can check out the third single from the upcoming studio album, the track Onward We March, complete…

With the album »Reborn To Light«, Aeon Gods, a band that unites former Aeternitas members, open a new chapter in their mythological metal universe and step into the realm of ancient Egypt. The album will be released on February 20,…

Corrosion Of Conformity, the legendary American metal outfit, will release their long-awaited new double album "Good God / Baad Man" on April 3 via Nuclear Blast. It's the band's first album since its predecessor "No Cross No Crown"…

Robin Trower is celebrating the 50th anniversary of another milestone – the album "Live!", which gets a reissue on April 3 to mark its venerable jubilee. This live album, originally released in 1976, was recorded on February 3, 1975 at…

Gothic doom outfit Draconian are back on May 8 with a new studio album, "In Somnolent Ruin", due out via Austrian label Napalm Records. Lisa Johansson, who sang on the band's first five albums, returns to the lineup for the new record.…

Pro-Pain, the undying legends of New York hardcore, are opening a new chapter in their long-running career, having signed to Austrian label Napalm Records. The band is also announcing a new studio album. Their sixteenth studio effort…

Exhumed, American pioneers of ‘blood-soaked’ gore metal and Relapse Records signees, will release a new studio album titled “Red Asphalt” on June 20, 2026. Below you'll find the third single from the album, The Iron Graveyard, complete…

Melechesh, the Sumerian black metallers, will drop a new EP, "Sentinels Of Shamash", on April 10 via Reigning Phoenix Music. You can already pre-order the "Sentinels Of Shamash" EP. Check out the video for the EP's first single,…

The Grave Digger show, with the big legends of German metal due to play Zagreb's Hard Place club on Thursday, April 23, 2026, has been moved to a bigger venue, the Boogaloo club, because of the huge demand. Facebook event! All the…

Crown Lands, the Canadian progressive rock duo, will release their third studio album, "Apocalypse", on May 15, 2026. The album is coming out via the German label Insideout Music. Below you can check out the album's title track, an epic…

Masterplan, the cult German power metallers led by former Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow, will release a new studio album, "Metalmorphosis", on June 26, 2026. The album is coming out on the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl.! You can…

Swiss melodic rockers Fighter V are announcing their new album “Déja Vu”, due out on April 10, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Alongside the album announcement, Fighter V are also dropping the first single from the record and a lyric…

Ross "The Boss" Friedman, founding guitarist of power metal titans Manowar and cult punks The Dictators, has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The news was shared in a statement…

Levara, the art rock outfit led by guitarist Trevor Lukather, son of the legendary Steve Lukather (Toto), have announced their return after a long break. The band, who dropped their self-titled debut on May 14, 2021, posted news on…

Florida's American death metal legends Monstrosity are heading out on a new European tour. After eight years of silence, they're back with a new studio album "Screams From Beneath The Surface", set to drop this year via Metal Blade…

Boulevard, the cult Canadian AOR and melodic rock outfit from the eighties, have dropped a video for their new single Start All Over Again. You can check it out below. The single Start All Over Again, which Boulevard first revealed this…

Mi2 have a new song, 'Kaj bi ti govoril, Ivan'. A lament that Mi2 sing to the greatest of Slovenian writers, it carries words that voice the pain of the times we're living in 150 years after his birth. The song 'Kaj bi ti govoril, Ivan'…

Crashdïet, the Swedish sleaze rock and glam metal crew, have unleashed the official music video for their new single Satizfaction, which you can check out below. Crashdïet actually first revealed the Satizfaction single back in January…

“I drink juice from your belly button, Rijeka rock drips from your ear!” Let 3 are dropping the new video for Miele Rosa, off their latest album RKTRD NDRD, and using it to announce their show at an event that fights tooth and nail against…

Skupina Big Foot Mama pot v novo leto tlakuje s singlom in videospotom DEŽ BO SPRAL v živi akustični izvedbi z lanskega velikega koncerta v Cankarjevem domu. Gre za nosilno skladbo, ki napoveduje izid dvojne vinilne plošče in cedeja…

Just a good month after the surprisingly well-received first single “Tisti Moment”, Taddei is already back with his next song, titled “Spet Domov”. “I'm surprised and honored at the same time by all the attention I've been getting. It's…

The Black Keys have revealed the details of their 14th studio album, "Peaches!" The news comes just six months after last year's "No Rain, No Flowers." The album drops on May 1, 2026, via Easy Eye Sound! The duo has also put out the…

Brad Arnold, vocalist of American post-grunge band 3 Doors Down, has died of kidney cancer at the age of 47. Arnold was a founding member of 3 Doors Down and originally the band's drummer, before later taking over as lead vocalist. …

Ayreon, the long-running progressive rock outfit from the Netherlands led by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, are about to drop a live album, "30th Anniversary - An Amazing Flight Through Time". The recording that will grace the new live album…

Puscifer have dropped their album "Normal Isn’t". It's out on Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG, and you can already stream it on all digital platforms! This batch of new songs is the band's first studio effort in five…

Neil Young, the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner, has canceled his upcoming European tour. The 80-year-old was supposed to kick off a run of European shows on June 27. The first was announced in Cornwall,…

Jaded Heart, the cult German melodic rock and hard rock outfit formed in Duisburg in 1994, have signed a deal with the Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. The band is also promising a new studio album. Jaded Heart were already part of…

Frontline, the cult German AOR and melodic rock outfit, has signed a deal with Frontiers Music Srl., kicking off a new chapter in their career. Built around the one-of-a-kind voice of Stephan Kämmerer, the band made their name with…

Cyclone, the cult Belgian thrash metal outfit who put out two killer thrash albums between 1986 and 1990, released their EP "Known Unto God" on February 7, 2026. The EP came out via High Roller Records. To mark the release, the band…

Metal Church, the American metal legends, are back with their 13th studio album "Dead To Rights", due out April 10 on Rat Pak Records. The record is the first release from the band's newest lineup, which features founding guitarist…

Leatherhead, the Greek heavy and speed metallers from Lairssa, have announced their new album "Violent Horror Stories"! The band's second studio album, “Violent Horror Stories”, drops on February 13, 2026 via No Remorse Records and follows…